Dive Review of Aviomar/Norwegian Star in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan

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Aviomar/Norwegian Star, Apr, 2013, by Paul Lima, TN, US ( Sr. Contributor 27 reports). Report 6957.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food	N/A
Service and Attitude	N/A	Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
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Comments	Booked the dives through NCL. Were picked up at the pier after a short wait since there were 2 NCL ships in port and divers from both were on the boat. 17 divers made for a crowded boat but the crew did a good job of working in a limited space and we were divided into two groups for the drift dives. The supplied gear was good and my wife got a brand new BCD though no computers were available. I brought my own regulator since I like to dive with a computer. The current was reported as too strong for a wall dive so we did 2 reef dives with max. depth of 55 feet (always to be expected from cruise line arranged dives). The current was strong but we were able to get into eddies to slow down. Julian did a good job of watching but did not demand constant communication of air reserves, etc. Only water was supplied during the dive. We were informed that the second dive might be shortened due to the current which would take us within the 500 meter security zone of the Carnival ship docked at the pier and indeed, we ended the dive right at the limit. Nonetheless the visibility and sea life made for nice dives though the conditions might be extreme for novice divers. We were dropped off at the pier near our ship with 15 minutes left before "all aboard".
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Florida, Hawaii, Caribbean
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy	Seas	choppy, currents
Water Temp	82-°F / 28-°C	Wetsuit Thickness	2
Water Visibility	100-150 Ft/ 30-46 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	follow divemaster
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	no
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters	N/A	Large Fish
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Aviomar/Norwegian Star in Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan

Aviomar/Norwegian Star, Apr, 2013,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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Dive Review of Aviomar/Norwegian Star in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan